BlueSkyNick
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Yep, that'll be the one - it genuinely is a good boat.
see you saturday, talk about it then.
see you saturday, talk about it then.
of great concern....
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beancounter
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Get thee hence...
...from this forum forthwith. A Bavaria indeeed! Thou shalt be damned to attend Bavaria Owners Association meetings, wear lederhosen and drink dodgy beer. Thou shalt re-enter these hallowed portals if thou confesseth the error of thy ways, and make suitable monetary offerings to the altar of St Holman & St Pye. ....
(post terminated by nurse drawing the screens)
...from this forum forthwith. A Bavaria indeeed! Thou shalt be damned to attend Bavaria Owners Association meetings, wear lederhosen and drink dodgy beer. Thou shalt re-enter these hallowed portals if thou confesseth the error of thy ways, and make suitable monetary offerings to the altar of St Holman & St Pye. ....
(post terminated by nurse drawing the screens)
Phoenix of Hamble
Well-Known Member
Re: Get thee hence...
See.....he loiters for years..... buys a bloody Moody, and then he's off on one.....typical...... harumph..... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
See.....he loiters for years..... buys a bloody Moody, and then he's off on one.....typical...... harumph..... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
beancounter
Well-Known Member
Re: Get thee hence...
Sorry - am in severe shock having yesterday attended my first SIBS as a boat owner (almost). We only wanted a relatively few items, but;
a) shopping for them took all damn day & I didn't get to the Guinness bar /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
b) I came back with my wallet in a sling
Sigh
Sorry - am in severe shock having yesterday attended my first SIBS as a boat owner (almost). We only wanted a relatively few items, but;
a) shopping for them took all damn day & I didn't get to the Guinness bar /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
b) I came back with my wallet in a sling
Sigh
Twister_Ken
Well-Known Member
Boat Owner\'s Secrets
"We only wanted a relatively few items, but;
a) shopping for them took all damn day & I didn't get to the Guinness bar
b) I came back with my wallet in a sling"
1. Boat jumbles
2. eBay
3. YBW For Sale and Wanted fora
"We only wanted a relatively few items, but;
a) shopping for them took all damn day & I didn't get to the Guinness bar
b) I came back with my wallet in a sling"
1. Boat jumbles
2. eBay
3. YBW For Sale and Wanted fora
cardinal_mark
Well-Known Member
Hold on... haven't you only just bough the current one?
Mark
Mark
beancounter
Well-Known Member
Re: Boat Owner\'s Secrets
Thanks TK,
there was a certain amount of "dramatic effect" in my post . Our biggest purchases were lifejackets; call me an oddball, but I prefer not to buy prime safety gear like that at jumbles etc. Otherwise I'll be using all appropriate sources for goodies in tne future.
Thanks TK,
there was a certain amount of "dramatic effect" in my post . Our biggest purchases were lifejackets; call me an oddball, but I prefer not to buy prime safety gear like that at jumbles etc. Otherwise I'll be using all appropriate sources for goodies in tne future.
Phoenix of Hamble
Well-Known Member
Re: Boat Owner\'s Secrets
Yep... well 7 months ago....
We'll be, I guess, at least another 6 months before we get a new one even if we order it today....
It was only ever a 'toe in the water' for SWMBO and the kids to see how they got on. I originally planned to keep her for about 3 years, and then upgrade, but they are so well and truly hooked that we are hoping to upgrade a lot quicker than originally planned...
Yep... well 7 months ago....
We'll be, I guess, at least another 6 months before we get a new one even if we order it today....
It was only ever a 'toe in the water' for SWMBO and the kids to see how they got on. I originally planned to keep her for about 3 years, and then upgrade, but they are so well and truly hooked that we are hoping to upgrade a lot quicker than originally planned...
cardinal_mark
Well-Known Member
Re: Boat Owner\'s Secrets
Nice one! Similar thing seems to be going on for me as well... I caught my 'motley crew' eyeing up an HR 36 which is for sale a few berths up from us.... SWMBO soon stopped when I told her it was on the market for £120k!
One day....
Mark
Nice one! Similar thing seems to be going on for me as well... I caught my 'motley crew' eyeing up an HR 36 which is for sale a few berths up from us.... SWMBO soon stopped when I told her it was on the market for £120k!
One day....
Mark
ACPBoating
New Member
Re: Boat Owner\'s Secrets
Well, we bought a Bav 37 at the show, with almost all the extras. Very much looking forward to it too.
I was quite heartened by the overtures the boat was getting from several people I spoke to who have been in the boat building and sailing business for years. We were considering an apparment in Spain or France but decided to go for a movable one. On that front I suspect we'll be very happy. OK it may not sail as well as our friends Sadler 32 or another's westerly Seahawk but there ar compromises to be made in chosing anything in my view.
Roll on April 2007!!!!!!!!!
Well, we bought a Bav 37 at the show, with almost all the extras. Very much looking forward to it too.
I was quite heartened by the overtures the boat was getting from several people I spoke to who have been in the boat building and sailing business for years. We were considering an apparment in Spain or France but decided to go for a movable one. On that front I suspect we'll be very happy. OK it may not sail as well as our friends Sadler 32 or another's westerly Seahawk but there ar compromises to be made in chosing anything in my view.
Roll on April 2007!!!!!!!!!
nicho
RIP
Sorry mate, you had your chance, but she went in 3 weeks!!
I was impressed with the 37 at the show by the way, great interior, and a lot more headroom than our 36. And don't forget, the Bav 36 won it's class on the ARC recently!
I was impressed with the 37 at the show by the way, great interior, and a lot more headroom than our 36. And don't forget, the Bav 36 won it's class on the ARC recently!
nicho
RIP
Oh flags, that was in MY day. These days, it's all electronic timing and tracking by gps etc. No more the old co-drivers scam of counting down loudly the final 10 secs with the marshall - the trick was to gradually speed up so that the marshall followed you - the last 5 secs were often counted at half second intervals that way!! I know someone who's won a tightly fought International Rally that way!! Wonder where he is now?
nicho
RIP
In my (biased) opinion, a good choice Neil. When the Bav 36 was introduced to the media, all the press boys were lined up on a rocky headland. They were wondering what to expect, when the Bav, with all sail up and travelling at some speed, came round the headland, and sailed flat out on to the rocks. It was reversed out, and the engine started, when the whole exercise was carried out again under power. The horrified press boys were then taken to a hoist where the boat was lifted - the hull was damaged, but not punctured no doubt due to the kevlar. Obviously it must have been pretty steep to, 'cos few yachts keels would survive such treatment (except no doubt a Twister, according to the Gospel of Ken!!).
The kevlar did it's job, and the boat remained afloat. There is a video around of this rather dramatic demonstration, though the exercise obviously did little to impress David Harding, nor would do the many "old timers" that frequent this forum!!
Bavaria sell thousands of sailing boats every year, and like all boat manufacturers are going to have a few "incidents", like the many Jeanneaus that had problems with automatically removable seacocks a few years ago. If there were any real problems they would have been voiced long and loud.
Enjoy your new boat, and sail it with pride!
The kevlar did it's job, and the boat remained afloat. There is a video around of this rather dramatic demonstration, though the exercise obviously did little to impress David Harding, nor would do the many "old timers" that frequent this forum!!
Bavaria sell thousands of sailing boats every year, and like all boat manufacturers are going to have a few "incidents", like the many Jeanneaus that had problems with automatically removable seacocks a few years ago. If there were any real problems they would have been voiced long and loud.
Enjoy your new boat, and sail it with pride!
nicho
RIP
Not funny, and rather contemptable Ken!
